Puducherry Chief Minister N Rangasamy on Sunday said that Puducherry received 50 centimetres of rainfall that resulted in flooding. He informed that rescue teams are working to evacuate those stranded.
After crossing the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts, Cyclone Fengal remains stationary for the last six hours close to the union territory nearly 30 kilometres north of Cuddalore and 40 kms east of Villupuram.
As cyclone Fengal crossed north Tamil Nadu coasts and Puducherry, the beaches in Chennai witnessed high tides and rough sea conditions. The weather forecast issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) predicted "isolated heavy to very heavy" rainfall in Chennai for today.
Flight operations at the Chennai International Airport resumed on Sunday early morning after Cyclone Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts.
Cyclonic Storm Fengal crossed the North Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts on Saturday late night and is likely to continue moving west-southwestward, weakening into a deep depression within the next few hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
As cyclone Fengal commenced making landfall, Puducherry and several parts of Tamil Nadu witnessed heavy rain and gusty winds, disrupting road and air services and affecting normal lives.
The India Meteorological Department has said that cyclone Fengal is likely to cross the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coasts with a wind speed of 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph during the next 3 to 4 hours.
Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has stationed officials and their teams across all Phase 2 project sites for full-time monitoring of cyclone Fengal and to tackle flooding.